Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox

MLB

Royals

36-78

2-6

Final

Red Sox

58-54

Fenway Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
BOS	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	6

Who won: Red Sox 6-2

The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Monday, August 7, 2023 at Fenway Park. The Red Sox win the series 3-1. The Red Sox outscored the Royals 4-0 in the 9th inning. Pablo Reyes went 3-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Aug 7

Reyes hits walkoff grand slam to lead Red Sox to 6-2 win over Royals

Pablo Reyes hit a walkoff grand slam to break a ninth-inning tie, his third hit of the night, and the Boston Red Sox recovered after blowing a two-run lead to beat the Kansas...

What it means

Season series: BOS wins series 3-1.
Royals 15-42 on the road; Red Sox 31-26 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 6d ago

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ESPN · Oct 1

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ESPN · Sep 30

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ESPN · Sep 30

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Recap · Sep 30

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Injuries and inactives

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Garrett Whitlock RP
Leg, Fracture, right
Out
Masataka Yoshida DH
Hamstring, Strain, left
Out
Roman Anthony LF
Hand, Strain, right
Out
Tyron Guerrero RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
Out
Romy Gonzalez DH
Elbow
Day-To-Day

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Cole Ragans SP

Probable starter · 7-5, 3.47 ERA, 113 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Michael Massey2B
4MJ MelendezDH
5Matt Beaty1B
6Freddy FerminC
7Drew WatersRF
8Dairon BlancoLF
9Kyle IsbelCF

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Brayan Bello SP

Probable starter · 12-11, 4.24 ERA, 132 K, 1.34 WHIP

Lineup

1Rob RefsnyderCF
2Masataka YoshidaLF
3Justin TurnerDH
4Rafael Devers3B
5Adam DuvallCF
6Triston Casas1B
7Luis Urias2B
8Pablo ReyesSS
9Connor WongC

The series

BOS wins series 3-1

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Game info

Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts · Attendance 32,732
Officials: Nick Mahrley (Home Plate Umpire), Vic Carapazza (First Base Umpire), Emil Jimenez (Second Base Umpire), Adam Hamari (Third Base Umpire)